Browse past news stories for Starr Elementary School in Starr, SC.

• Storyteller Clarkson captivates students and teachers (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 08:00:44 pm
  STARR — Wright Clarkson visited Starr Elementary School on Oct. 22 for the Fifth Annual Starburst Storytellers’ Festival. The festival was sponsored by the Friends of the Anderson County Library in cooperation with Anderson University. Clarkson, who was once a preschool teacher, entertained Starr Elementary students with mountain lore, ghost stories, and songs accompanied by his assortment of ...
• Students’ grade-level jars bring in money for veterans enlisted service personnel (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:00:32 pm
  STARR — In honor of upcoming Veterans Day, Asheigh Drennon shows students at Starr Elementary School what the money raised from their “Patriotic Pride” campaign will purchase for deployed military personnel. Students have been busy doing chores at home to earn money to drop in grade-level jars to purchase pillows, socks, and basic toiletry items. Three of Ashleigh’s former classmates, Steven ...
• First grader gets swine flu shot without parents consent (NBC 24 Toledo)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 01:25:34 am
  WHAT'S NEW? By Ryan Fowler Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:13 p.m. A mother is furious with Starr Elementary School, in Oregon, and the Lucas County Health Department after her 7-year-old son was given the swine flu vaccine without her or her husband's consent.
• Plainwell boy, 8, dies despite trying to 'kick cancer like a soccer ball' (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 08:22:21 am
  PLAINWELL -- Caleb Nickerson had a thing about the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. The 8-year-old boy participated for three consecutive years in the Allegan County relay to help raise funds for and awareness about cancer. Caleb walked 24...
• Rain changes parking situation at G.A.F. (WTOL 11 Toledo)
  posted on August 30, 2009 at 05:04:04 am
  German American Festival officials ask patrons to use their park-and-ride shuttles after rain dampens the normal parking area.
• Former athlete sentenced (Palladium-Item)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 11:13:16 am
  A Richmond man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison with six suspended after agreeing to plead guilty to a charge of dealing in cocaine.
• Packed full of goodness (Palladium-Item)
  posted on June 1, 2009 at 11:00:59 am
  A Richmond church has planted a seed its members hope will yield a nutritious weekend meal for students at Starr Elementary School.
• Lemons in our future (Palladium-Item)
  posted on May 10, 2009 at 11:03:04 am
  A week after Lemonade Day delivered a heavy turnout of thirsty customers, young entrepreneurs already are looking forward to setting up again.
• Scholar filming documentary in Centerville (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 22, 2009 at 11:14:45 am
  A Sofia, Bulgaria, man is planning to film a documentary about environmental and outdoor education at Cope Environmental Center, Executive Director Stephanie Hays-Mussoni announced recently.
• Starr gets obesity-prevention grant (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 11, 2009 at 11:14:00 am
  Starr Elementary School in Richmond is one of three schools across Indiana to receive funding to fight childhood obesity through the UnitedHealth Group.
• Fifth-graders perform wax museum (New Richmond News)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 08:42:08 pm
  New Richmond fifth-graders dressed as famous people and participated in the 2009 Wax Museum at Starr Elementary School on Thursday. Students were required to read a biography about their person as a way to research them. Advertisement: Visit Bemidji April 3-5 Home, Sport & Travel Show John Glas Fieldhouse BSU Campus
• G.I. School Teaching Parents About Curriculum (KOLN Lincoln)
  posted on March 23, 2009 at 03:48:31 pm
  Starr Elementary will host an event to help parents of their students understand Starr's math curriculum.
• Police to benefit from stimulus funds (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)
  posted on March 11, 2009 at 10:17:00 am
  Royal Oak also in line for housing help. Oak Park police want to join the digital age with almost $83,000 in federal stimulus funds the Public Safety Department stands to receive.
• Students participate in MLK poster contest (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on March 10, 2009 at 05:43:44 pm
  Congratulations to Kasandra McCracken, Garrett Agnew and Caitlin Billings for representing Starr Elementary in a positive way in Clemson University’s Martin Luther King Jr. poster contest
• MicroSociety helps kids put skills into practice (Palladium-Item)
  posted on March 9, 2009 at 11:14:38 am
  "I've got to go or I'll be late for work." That's something we're not surprised to hear adults say, but a third-grader?
• Vaile elementary 5th-graders begin quest of 'Pennies for Patients' (Palladium-Item)
  posted on March 5, 2009 at 12:13:48 pm
  Fifth-graders at Vaile Elementary School again are collecting donations for the Pennies for Patients program that benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.